Adjustable cornice



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ADJUSTABLE CORNICE Filed April 26, 1952 5 E1 E J l f 43 DESIGN HERE dz INVENTOR. M 6;

BY Ara/W3] 061 Patented Jan. 5, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE $664,946 Anjcs'rABLE co'mfr'ori Allan Kratitz, Detroit, Mich.

- Application April 26, 1952, Serial No. 234,525

' total-ms, (o1. ism-21) 1 This application relates adjustable cornics and aims to provide certain novel and rm features of construction of such adjustable cornicesl The first improvement is in the assembly, and

securing of an end face board and an end return board of the. adjustable cornice. This is accomplished by the use of a vertical molding having grooves for receiving the returnface boards with these two boards and the molding being intersecurd. H h n A second improvement i in the supporting of the cornice utilizing spool shaped buttons secured to the inner surfaces of the end return boards.v

A third improvement is an arrangement for permitting a display panel of decorator material to be removably mounted in the center face board or the cornice and displayed through a center opening or cutout of such board whereb a wide selection of display panels and thus of center boardsisafforded. v f 7 With the foregoing aims and objects in mind, reference should be had to the detailed description of the adjustable cornice hereof, to be fully understood in connection with the appended drawing showing one embodiment of such cornice.

Insuch drawing: v a I Fig. 1 is a small scale face view of an adjust able cornice. I

2 is a small scale top edge view;

Fig. 3 is a larger scale fragmentary end view as if on arrow 3 of Fig. 2, showing the end construction of the cornice. t}

n Fig". 4 is a sectional View on line 44 of Fig. 3*, rotated 90 clockwise. I v

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view a: the center construction as if on arrow 5 of Fig. 1. a

Fig. 6 is a section view as if on line 6 8 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, it will be, observed that Fig. 1 shows an adjustable cornice comprising two sliding end face boards Ill-l I and a center face board II. The latter has at its upper and lower longitudinal edges moldings I4|5 providing upper and lower longitudinal grooves Iii-i1 in which slide the upper and lower edges l8-l9 of the end face boards |lll I. At

the outer ends of boards Ill-ll are two end return boards 20.

The means for intersecuring an end return board and an end face board will now be described At the outer ends of the end face boards are vertical moldings 22 each having "a vertical back groove 23 and a vertical side groove 24. The

back groove receives the forward vertical ed'e' of the end ieturnboard 2'0 and the side groove 26 receives theend vertical edge of the end face as s n a t r er 2.0 a dhorizontally through alined fine drilled holesof the molding 22 and the end return board 30 in an; irom the outer vertical end face of the molding. Such peg is disposed in back of the back surface of the end race board I!) and engages such bad; surface to hold the end face board firmly in the molding side groove 24.

Such back surface has a long groove 29 for the peg 28 with such groove being longer than the peg to expose the inner end of the peg to facilitate the peg being pushed out of the minding if desired for this aslembly'.

The fine holes in the molding 22 and the end return boards 20 and the grooves 20 in the end face boards to are all formed by means of a fine drill simultaneously.

As many pegs as desired may be used but in the illustration here disclosed, two are shown, this being sumcient for most instances.

It will be observed that only the end or the peg 28 is exposed to view when the cornice is assembled and supported, and such end of the peg is concealed from'iront view, being exptme'd only at the ends of the cornice.

It .will also be observed that if the it shipped disassembled, as is intended to the case, that the assembly or the parts ma be ac c'omplished simply and easily Without recourse to tools,- adhesives, are, simply by cutting the para together and inserting the pegs 25 in the already formed holes and grooves- 29.

unwise; disassembly is easy, being accen plis'hed simplyby pushing the pass out from the grooves 20 where they are exposed, after which the parts ma be removed from their grooves in the end molding.

While the peg arrangement here shown is preferable, it is possible to secure boards 20-40 and moldings 22 together by gluing the parts together, or otherwise fastening them together.

For supporting the cornice, there are adhesively secured in seats 36 of the end return boards 20 spool shaped buttons 31. These cooperate with small L-shaped wire members 38 embedded or screwed into the supporting wall 39 and these project forwardly from such wall to lie under the small diameter portions of the buttons 31 for supporting the cornice.

The center face board may be formed of a solid panel in a. manner conventional to adjustable cornices. On the other hand, and as is shown here, it may be formed with a facial cutout or opening 42 for exposing a display panel 43 removably supported behind the center face board I2 and exposed by the cutout 42,

The panel will, in such cases, be disposed between the center board l2 and the end boards I and H and will thus be held firmly in place by such end boards against the back of the center board so that the panel may be exposed to the cutout 42 of the center board.

A variety of panels is available or may be made by the user of the cornice for decorator matching purposes. Thus a panel may be covered with a drapery fabric enabling the cornice, even though of prefabricated construction, to appear as if tailor made along with the drapes for the particular window installation. This feature enables adjustable cornices to be utilized even by those persons whose taste demands the cornices to match the drapes and be made of the same material as the drapes.

Various ways of transforming panel 43 for display purposes are suggested. For exampl a sleeve of drapery fabric or other decorative material may be used to cover panel 43. Various fabrics or materials or types of material may be secured or glued to panel 43 for unique effects.

Conclusion From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that the various improvements here described lend themselves readily to the manufacture of adjustable cornices of novel and improved form and appeal.

The foregoing describes the one embodiment of cornice herein disclosed. Other embodiments may readily occur to those skilled in the art and it is intended that the scope of this application shall be governed solely by the claims which follow.

Iclaimz' 1. An adjustable cornice comprising two sliding end face boards and a center face board, the latter having upper and lower longitudinal grooves in which slide the upper and lower edges of the end face boards for longitudinal adjustment, and two end return boards atthe outer ends of the end face boards, and means for intersecuring an end return board to an end face board comprising a vertical molding of nonpliable material having a vertical back groove and a vertical side groove, the back groove loosely receiving the forward vertical edge of the end return board, the side groove receiving the end vertical edge of the end face board, the

molding and end return board having preformed aligned fine holes, and a small diameter blunt peg passed horizontally through said fine holes of the molding, and the end return board,

in turn, from the outer vertical end face of the molding, and disposed against the back surface of the end face board, the peg frictionally engaging the back of the end face board and wedging and holding it firmly in the molding side groove.

2. An adjustable cornice comprising two sliding end face boards and a center face board, the latter having upper and lower longitudinal grooves in which slide the upper and lower edges of the end face boards for longitudinal adjustment, and two end return boards at the outer ends of the end face boards, and means for intersecuring an end return board to an end face board comprising a vertical molding of nonpliable material having a vertical back groove and a vertical side groove, the back groove loosely receiving the forward vertical edge of the end return board, the side groove receiving the end vertical edge of the end face board, the molding and end return board having preformed aligned five holes, said end face board having a fine horizontal groove in its back surface, and a small diameter blunt peg passed horizontally through said fine holes of the molding, and the end return board, in turn, from the outer vertical end face of the molding, and disposed against the bag surface of the end face board, the peg frictionally engaging the back of the end face board and wedging and holding it firmly in the molding side groove, the groove for such peg being longer than the peg to expose an end of the peg to facilitate removal of the peg.

3. An adjustable cornice comprising two sliding end face boards and a center face board, the latter having upper and lower longitudinal grooves in which slide the upper and lower edges of the end face boards for longitudinal adjustment, and two end return boards at the outer ends of the end face boards, said center face board having a facial opening, and 'a display panel removably supported behind said center board and exposed by said opening, and panel being disposed between said center board and said end boards and thus held firmly in place by them against the back of the center board said panel holding the end face boards firmly in place in said center board.

ALLAN KRAVI'IZ.

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